What do you want to do?

Add a row above or below

Click in the cell above or below where you want the new row to appear.

On the Table menu, do one of the following:

Click Insert Rows Above to create a new row above the current table cell.

Click Insert Rows Below to create a new row below the current table cell.

Tip: In a table with multiple rows, you can quickly add more rows by first selecting the same number of rows you want to create. For example, to insert three new rows, first select three existing rows, and then click Insert Rows Above or Insert Rows Below on the Table menu.

Add a column to the left or right

Click in a cell to the left or right of where you want the new column to appear.

On the Table menu, do one of the following:

Click Insert Columns To The Left to create a new column to the left of the current table cell.

Click Insert Columns To The Right to create a new column to the right of the current table cell.

Tip: In a table with multiple columns, you can quickly add more columns by first selecting the same number of columns you want to create. For example, to insert three new columns, first select three existing columns, and then click Insert Columns To The Left or Insert Columns To The Right on the Table menu.